Word: 绣花枕头 (xiùhuāzhěntou) Traditional: 繡花枕頭 绣花枕头 dictionary entry xiùhuāzhěntou person who looks good but has no real ability; all show and no substance Full dictionary entry for 绣花枕头 Example sentences using 绣花枕头 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 绣花枕头，一肚子荞麦皮 xiùhuāzhěntou, yìdǔzi qiáomài pí an embroidered pillow: a belly full of buckwheat husks 绣花枕头里塞米糠，顾面不顾里 xiùhuāzhěntóu li sāi mǐkāng, gù miàn búgù lǐ an embroidered pillow stuffed with rice bran: cares for the surface, not the inside